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Erik Jacobi

Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis? / UCLA N... - 2 views

  • By Stuart Wolpert January 26, 2009
  • Is technology producing a decline in critical thinking and analysis?
  • Reading for pleasure, which has declined among young people in recent decades, enhances thinking and engages the imagination in a way that visual media such as video games and television do not, Greenfield said.
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  • Schools should make more effort to test students using visual media, she said, by asking them to prepare PowerPoint presentations, for example.
  • "Studies show that reading develops imagination, induction, reflection and critical thinking, as well as vocabulary," 
  • "However, most visual media are real-time media that do not allow time for reflection, analysis or imagination — those do not get developed by real-time media such as television or video games. Technology is not a panacea in education, because of the skills that are being lost.
  • "prevents people from getting a deeper understanding of information," Greenfield said.
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    Television, video games are producing a definite decline in literacy among children, and adults.
Thomas Chapman

Final Position for Debate due TONIGHT! - 16 views

How did the writing go Tiffany? I know I was probably to close to time to submit to add information, but I am sure You did a good job. So You can post here a copy of the final paper submitted so al...

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Thomas Chapman

Psychology of Mass Killing | Newtown School Shootings | LiveScience - 0 views

  • School shooters often harbor anger and paranoid delusions, have low self-esteem and hang out with an outcast group, Farrenkopf said
  • They also tend to be obsessed with guns, violent video games or movies.
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    Are video games providing motivation for school shooters.?
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    I been subscribed to this dude for some time now, very good commentator on these type of topics. http://youtu.be/VBrR2rFmOSo
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